The Brookhaven leader., 1887-07-28
TOWN AND COUNTY ITEMS.
LLAMA nre Retting scarce.


Highly prrfumed olive soap 50 cents a
hox at Kohlmau's.
Mrs. McIn,osh of Wesson, Is visiting
h,r mother, Mrs. Dccell.
ura. W. II. Hartwcll, of wesson, has
returned f,om the Coast
Mrs .Jordan's cabbage heads weigh
six and eight pounds each
SPEND your money with Powell, where
little money buys most.
We regret to hear of the death of Mrs.
Coo. Decell, of Caseyv lille.
Miss Lee, of Crystal Springs, has been
visiting Mrs. J. .. Boadwee.
powcll's stock is fresh and new. No
old. musty groceries at Powell's.
Pres. Fitzhugh left Monday night
far yicksburg. Lewis is now keeping
house"
C1srrRNs-A Riggs & Bro.,247 Delord
street. near Dryades, New Orleans. Send
for price list.
Mr.. J. s. Burns, of Fair River, paid ns
= onleasant call Tuesday and left us some
Of his fine peaches.
Mrs. Kidd's fine Irish potatoes out weigh
ony we have received We do not think
that they can be excelled.
From three varieties of melons from
our valued friend Mr.. A Mikas, we judge
that he has reached perfection in that
line.
THE LEADER acknowledges the honor of
call from Judge Mayors while on his
return from Lawrence county last Thurs
day.
There were over COO colorcd excursion
lists here Sunday, the attraction being
the Colored Baptist Convention in ses-
sion here.
Rev. +. D. Baars, who made fine i'm
preston at the Baptist church last We'd
nesday evening, will preach or lecture
again tonight.
Mr. S. II. Dale, the (s)mashing young
editor of the Pearl River News, spent
several days in town this week with
friends and relatives.
While yOu might read all sorts of an
nonncements Iwould beg yon to give
moments thought my way and remember
Kohlman will not be undcrsOld.
Judge Magee WAS IN town Monday.
The Judge has entered the race for Sem
ator from franklin and Jefferson, and his
chances for success are very bright.
The Crystal Springs Camp Meeting he
gins to-day. The /. C. Railroad is selling
excursion tickets, and Brookhavenites
will have a good opportunity to attend.
Fox RENr-A desi rable cottage resi-
.lrncr nt west end Cherokee street with
four rooms and dining rooms and kitchen
For further particulars apply at this
Office.
People desiring nice stroll, should
walk ont to IIartman's brick yard
and near by they might enjoy rest at
w. F. Parsons pleasant home, where
warm welcome is always extended to
friends.
Mr. J. f. Chiles has consented to he
come a candidate for Supervisor from
Beat 5, and so popular is he, that though
having several opponents, his nomina-
tion and election are assured. We wish
every beat in the county would put ont
and elect a man just as good and well
qualified.
The Fair River Union meets with Fair
River church next Saturday and the good
people in that vicinity will extend n
hearty welcome to all who attend. The
protracted meeting, in which pastor
Morris will be assisted by several able
ministerial brethren.
Though the Prohibition Mass Meeting
here Monday was not large, there were
present earnest, representative men from
every beat in the county. Prohibition has
come to stay, and our friends the antics,
should proceed as early as possible, to
reconcile themselves this to fact.
The Wesleyan Female Institute, at
StauntOn, Va, maintains its high stan
dard as an educational institution, and
all parents who expect to send their
daughters ont of the State should con-
slider its splendid advantages before
sending elsewhere. An advertisement
will be found in to-day's paper, to which
we direct special attention.
Buena Vista citizens and teachers are
wide-awake and hard at work preparing
for the coming of the students at the
opening of the Fall Term of the b. V
Normal College. The number it ii
thought, will be increased by ovel
half the former attendance. While thu
advantages offered by that institution
are equal to any in the State, expenses
are very much less.
Mr. j. G. Sessions, candidate for Rep
resentative favored this Office with ;
welcome call last Saturday. Mr.. Sessions
though comparatively unknown to man!
people of the county before he began hi
candidacy, is making a fine impression
wherever he goes, and his opponent
Will find him a foreman worthy of thei
steel w hen the Conyention meets